The passing of a U.S. president is a moment steeped in history, tradition, and ceremony. Charles Hyde, president and CEO of ...

Theodore Roosevelt became the youngest president at 42 years 322 days. William Henry Harrison became the oldest president at 68 years 23 days in 1841. Harrison held that record for 140 years ...

William Henry Harrison, was the first to die in office. Many of the mourning traditions following a president’s death were established following William Henry Harrison’s death.

The longest, 8,445 words, was delivered by William Henry Harrison -- ironic as Harrison died just a month into his presidency making his term the shortest in history. Then, there is an honorary ...

“I guess the idea of a state funeral for presidents came about simply because (President) William Henry Harrison died in office, which had not happened previously,” said Kyle Kondik, managing editor ...

In fourth place is the nation's ninth president, William Henry Harrison. Harrison was elected in 1841 at age 68, but his tenure as president was short-lived. He died 32 days into his first term ...

The United States confronted related questions after the death of President William Henry Harrison. Did Vice President John Tyler merely become Acting President, who could exercise all of the ...

Kennedy’s hand and offered the new Democratic president ... Harrison’s umbrella while the Republican was sworn in during a rainy 1889 inauguration. Elected to a second, non-consecutive term in 1892, ...

SPEECH: Since George Washington in 1789, every President has delivered an Inaugural address, ranging from 8,445 words to just 135.

Harrison Ford attends the ... a new Avengers team by newly-elected US president Thaddeus ‘Thunderbolt’ Ross (Ford, who replaces the late William Hurt). Ross, however, will also transform ...

Last month, President Joe Biden sat down with MeidasTouch host ... It's unclear why Martin Van Buren did not attend the inauguration of William Henry Harrison in 1841, as multiple sources say the two ...